KENNEWICK, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Bruker Corporation, a technology leader in hand-held, mobile and
portable (HMP) metals and alloy analyzers, today introduces the new EOS
500 hand-held Laser Induced
Breakdown Spectrometer
(HH-LIBS). The EOS 500 is designed for high-speed analysis of
Grade ID and chemistry in light element alloys containing Li, Mg, Al or
Si. Speed, accuracy and repeatability are all attributes of the EOS
500. Compared with hand-held XRF, light element analysis with the EOS
500 is approximately 10x faster.
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The EOS 500, suited for Quality Assurance (QA), metal fabrication
and Positive Material Identification (PMI), was engineered for
durability in the demanding conditions associated with the scrap
recycling industry. The rugged design ensures that the EOS 500
will withstand field operation in nearly all environments, including
humid and dusty conditions. In addition, the EOS 500 has a unique
“Air-Flow Optics Shield”, which creates a continuous air shield in front
of the optics in order to prevent dust build-up and to allow the EOS
500 to operate in the most demanding environments.
The EOS 500 uses a proprietary 1064 nm laser for low background
laser ablation atomic emission spectroscopy. Traditional LIBS systems
utilize a high energy, low frequency laser design for plasma generation,
which results in high background noise, especially in the lower end of
spectrum. Bruker’s 1064 nm laser generates strong atomic emission
signals without creating high background emissions, hence eliminating
the need for a complicated gating system. Utilizing this unique design,
Bruker’s EOS 500 can easily analyze challenging elements, such as
Si and Mg, at <0.1% concentration levels within seconds.
A multi-detector design allows the EOS 500 to cover an extended
wavelength range from 170 nm to 720 nm, while maintaining outstanding
resolution for a complicated metal matrix such as titanium. This broad
wavelength range allows the detection of elements such as Li, Be, Cs,
etc., which a single detector could not cover. In addition, the
extensive wave-length range also allows the EOS 500 to utilize
alternative wavelengths and hence achieve better accuracy by avoiding
spectrum overlap.
"Advances in laser technology have enabled the miniaturization and
portability of LIBS, which we have now commercialized in the EOS 500,"
commented John Landefeld, General Manager of the Bruker Nano Analytics
division's HMP business unit. "Bruker moved quickly to provide this new
hand-held system to our customers, enabling them to work faster and more
profitably. LIBS analysis has an important place in metals industries,
as a complementary technique to hand-held XRF."
Each technique has advantages measuring certain elements and certain
types of alloys. HH-LIBS is well suited to rapidly measuring the low
atomic number elements like the alkaline (Li, Na, etc.) and
alkaline-earth metals (Be, Mg, Si, etc.), but is not as well suited to
measuring high atomic number elements such as the refractory elements
(Nb, Mo, W, etc.). HH-XRF, on the other hand, is well suited to
measuring high atomic number elements but is not well suited to
measuring low atomic number elements like Mg, Al, Si. This makes HH-LIBS
the preferable technique for light alloys such as Mg, Al and Ti alloys,
while HH-XRF is the superior technique for measuring alloys like
stainless steel and high temperature alloys. Customers in the metals
industry can now choose the optimal hand-held measurement tool for each
application.
Please contact us for additional information on the new EOS 500:
www.bruker.com/eos
For more information on handheld XRF, please visit www.bruker.com/hhxrf
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quality of human life. Bruker’s high-performance scientific research
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In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation,
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